How do I scan a perfect 3D model with RANGE/RANGE 2 scanner?

• Dos and don'ts

• Continuous Scan & Single Shot

  • Feature Tracking
  • Marker Tracking

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Dos and don'ts

• How to Avoid Tracking Loss
• How to Completely Scan any object
• How to Deal with Hard to Scan Surfaces

Continuous Scan

High / Standard Accuracy -> Feature Tracking -> General object: Designed to scan objects with unique shapes such as sculptures and easily identifiable features.

• RANGE 2 - Sofa Scan
• RANGE 2 - Large Plush Toy Scan
• RANGE 2 - Basket Scan(Watch 1:30)
• RANGE - Porsche 911 Suspension Arms Scan
• RANGE - RC Truck Scan
• RANGE - Box Scan
• RANGE - Shoe Scan
• RANGE - Lamp Stand Scan

High / Standard Accuracy -> Feature Tracking -> Dark object: Designed to scan objects with darker surfaces, such as black or dark gray clothes, black boxes, dark hair, etc. However, not all dark objects can be successfully scanned. One example would be black leather shoes because leather absorbs light (or they are so shiny that they reflect too much light). The exposure and gain are set accordingly (no Automatic exposure adjustment).

• RANGE - Black Tire Scan

High-speed -> Feature Tracking -> Body / Large object: Designed to scan a human body/figure or larger objects or car parts from a greater distance than is used for the other modes.

• RANGE - Body Scan with a large turntable 1
• RANGE - Body Scan with a large turntable 2
• RANGE 2 - Body Scan with a large turntable 3
• RANGE - Body Scan without a large turntable
• RANGE 2 - Car Parts Scan

High / Standard Accuracy -> Marker Tracking -> General object: Designed to scan objects that have large, smooth areas or regularly-repeating features that could fool the POP’s internal pattern recognition capabilities. Flat panels like a board or symmetrical objects like balls or bowls are usually suitable to scan with this mode. Place tracking markers irregularly on or around the objects. Remember to distribute the markers so they do not have repeating patterns because the scanner determines the relative location of each frame of point cloud data by identifying the unique patterns formed by the markers. Plan ahead to keep six or more markers in view for each frame during the scanning process.

Tutorial Videos: 

• RANGE - Metal Plate
• RANGE 2 - Wheel hub scan (Watch 3:14)
• RANGE 2 - Tabletop scan (Watch 7:10)
• RANGE - Black tire scan - An innovative way to scan symmetrical objects
• RANGE - Lamp stand scan - An innovative way to scan symmetrical objects
• RANGE - Box scan - An innovative way to scan symmetrical objects
• RANGE - Shoe scan - An innovative way to scan symmetrical objects
• RANGE - RC Truck Scan - An innovative way to scan symmetrical objects

Single Shot

High / Standard Accuracy -> Feature Tracking -> General object:

RANGE 2 - Angel statue scan

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